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Northern Beaches

We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional custodians of the Country on which we stand, the Cadigal people (also spelled as Gadigal and Caddiegal) whose traditional lands are located in Gadi on Eora Country, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

The Northern Beaches branch is one of Surfrider Australia’s original branches and more than 20 years later is still going strong. Since our founding, major campaigns have included advocating for an upgraded Warriewood Sewage Treatment Plant, protesting the proposed Collaroy/Narrabeen Seawall with the famous Line In The Sand, thwarting the proposed overdevelopment of the Long Reef SLSC, the successful Fight for the Bight paddle outs, and currently the STOP PEP 11 campaign aiming to halt offshore gas drilling between Manly and Newcastle.

The branch has representatives on Council committees and works closely with environmental centres in Manly and Pittwater. The success of our committee is built on long-standing friendships and a welcoming vibe towards new members and supporters. We engage the public through beach cleans, school talks, Ocean Care Day, International Surfing Day and the Ocean Friendly program.

We are always looking for new faces to lend a hand. Get in touch!

President Brendan Donohoe
0422 900 501
bdonohoe@surfrider.org.au

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Adopt A Beach

Led by our Sydney branches, the Adopt A Beach program tackles plastic pollution on the Northern Beaches.
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Northern Beaches BranchNSW

LONG REEF SLSC

Surfrider played a crucial role in twice thwarting the extraordinary overdevelopment of the surf club at the glorious beach and headland at Long Reef.…
Northern Beaches BranchNSW

ENDANGERED WAVE – NORTH NARRABEEN

The branch continues to work with the Northern Beaches Council to best manage the iconic surf break at North Narrabeen. The man-made dune created…
Northern Beaches BranchNSW

LINE IN THE SAND – STOP VERTICAL SEAWALLS

Since our inception, the Northern Beaches Branch has campaigned hard against the construction of a seawall along Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach. We collected over 3,000 signatures…
Northern Beaches BranchNSW

WARRIEWOOD CLEAN WATER TESTING

Upgrading the Wamberal Warriewood Sewage Treatment Plant is a long-running commitment of the Northern Beaches Branch. Since the 1990s, Surfrider has worked with an…
Northern Beaches BranchNSW

PEP11

Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP 11) is the licence permit to drill for offshore gas in the Sydney Basin. The area includes 4,500 square…

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Surfrider Foundation Limited is a registered not for profit sea-roots organisation dedicated to the protection of Australia’s ocean, beaches and waves through conservation, activism, research and education.

We acknowledge that Surfrider Australia operates on First Nations Land. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their elders past, present and emerging and the continuing connection they have to land, sea, sky and culture. Always was, always will be First Nations Land.

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operations@surfrider.org.au

0447 156 275